During the discussion in class today, we discussed Asian culture and the evolution of many great ideas and objects. China was responsible for the invention of gun powder, as well as toilet paper and a new form of printing. When printing was done, it happened in one of two ways: through engraved seals or ink rubbings. We also discussed a few questions posted about the Greek signature seals. After understanding them a little better, the point of using these seals seemed more clear.
One thing that I find interesting are the signature seals. Everyone owned their own personal seal and used it for identification and it was very personal. To think that back in that time period identification was important and advances like these were made simply blows my mind. Studying just one aspect of history, mainly being type and design, almost causes you to forget about the life and culture at the time period.
One question that I pose after the discussion in class involves the the Chinese written language. If there were 44,000 different words, how did any one understand what these words meant if they never learned them? How did this system survive while only the knowledgeable people knew how to read it? You would think that a new system would be formed to make understanding language easier in the Chinese culture.
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